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Winter Gardens
The original Winter Garden was built in 1879 on the site of the present library. This large garden overlooked the 'new' extension to Mowbray Park, which had been built in 1866. The Winter Park was damaged in 1941 when a German parachute mine landed nearby shattering the glass; and had to be demolished in 1942. In 2001 a National Lottery funded refurbishment of the Sunderland Museum included a new Winter Garden extension, which contains over 2,000 flowers and plants.
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Duck pond and Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear (Mowbray Park)
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Cactus - Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
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Inside the Sunderland Winter Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
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Pretty yellow flowers - Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
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Sunderland Winter Gardens ...Aerial Walkway....Panoramic
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Duck pond and Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear (Mowbray Park)
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Cactus - Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Inside the Sunderland Winter Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Pretty yellow flowers - Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Sunderland Winter Gardens ...Aerial Walkway....Panoramic
Pinned by Simon Cotterill